VMware announced VMware vCloud NFV-OpenStack Edition 3.0, the next generation of the company’s network functions virtualizations (NFV) platform for communications service providers (CSPs). With this new version, which will include VMware Integrated OpenStack-Carrier Edition 5.0, VMware will said it will be able to deliver breakthrough improvements in network performance, new carrier-grade networking functionalities, and intent-based service assurance to help improve the total economics of software-defined, open standards-based 5G and multi-cloud telco networks.

The VMware vCloud NFV 3.0 bundle will be generally available in Q2 FY2019, which ends 3 August.